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Preferred Citation

Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960. Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond County.

Historical Information

Richmond County may have been named for Richmond borough in Surrey, England, or for Charles Lennox, first duke of Richmond and a son of King Charles II. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Warsaw.

Some volumes were burned and mutilated through unknown causes; in addition, the will books prior to 1699 were missing as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also missing. Numerous loose records prior to 1781 are missing as well.

Sabine Hall is a plantation established in the 1730's in Richmond County, Virginia and owned by the Carter family.

Scope and Content

Richmond County (Va.) Court Records, 1794-1960, include the following records: Judgments, 1795, 1859-1901; Commonwealth Causes, 1878, 1887 ca.; Chancery Decrees (copies), 1869-1872; Plat of Sabine Hall, 1833 ca.; Register of Deaths, 1876; Register of Births, 1893-1899; The Times (Richmond, Va.), 1902 March 4; Miscellaneous Plats, 1794-1846, undated; Lists of Conveyances, 1816-1836, 1888, undated; Deeds, 1802-1871; Unrecorded Deed, 1871; Processioners' Returns, 1797, 1817, 1821, 1831, 1839; Journal of the House of Delegates, Partial, undated; Road Report, undated; Board of Supervisors Records, 1871; Plat of Prison Bounds, 1800 ca.; Chancery Commissioner Appointment, 1871; Clerks Records, 1930s ca. and undated; Miscellaneous Court Papers, 1869-1960; Oaths of Office and Related Documents, 1902-1912; Marriage Consents, 1902-1919, undated; Minister's Returns, 1812-1837, undated; Certificates of Death, 1932-1936; Assignments of Dower, 1871-1872; Report of Division of Slaves, 1822; Erroneous Assessment of Land, 1872-1904; Correspondence to Treasurer, 1904.

Plat of Sabine Hall, 1833, is copy of the original made in 1820. It was delivered to Robert W. Carter in pursuance of an order made in Richmond County Court on 2 December 1833. The plat records a map, surveyor's notes, and names of property owners.

Related Material

Additional Richmond County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm

Richmond County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Richmond County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

Family Names:

• Carter family

Corporate Names:

• Richmond County (Va.) Circuit Court

Geographical Names:

• Richmond County--History--19th century
• Sabine Hall (Richmond County, Va.)

Genre and Form Terms:

• Birth registers -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Civil actions -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Criminal court records -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Death certificates -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Death certificates -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Death registers -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Deeds -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Judicial records -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Land records -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Land surveys -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Marriage records -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Newspapers -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Oaths -- Virginia -- Richmond County
• Plats -- Virginia -- Richmond County

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